DETAILS
- Artist
- Theodore Poulakis
- Date
- 1666
- Location
- Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice
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THE ARTIST
Theodore Poulakis
Theodore Poulakis, a pivotal Greek Renaissance painter, bridged the traditional Cretan School with the vibrant Heptanese School, leaving behind over 130 surviving works.
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